Personal Assistant DP639

Independent Lives; Chichester; Sur place; GBP 17 000 - 24 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Independent Lives is seeking a dedicated Personal Assistant (DP639) to support a young gentleman in maintaining independence in Chichester. The role is part-time on-site with 16 hours over two days, plus cover on holidays and sickness.

Pay is £15 per hour with additional mileage at 45 pence per mile. The successful candidate will assist with daily living tasks, transport-related needs and maintain high health & safety standards while providing patient, cheerful support.

Qualifications

• Reliable, punctual and able to manage time effectively.
• Able to follow instructions and use own initiative.
• Hygienic, tidy and well organised; health & safety aware.

Responsabilités

• Moving and handling.
• Cooking.
• Bathroom assistance.
• Lifting the folding wheelchair in/out of car; pushing employer's manual wheelchair when out.
• Ensure high standards of health and safety.

Connaissances

Reliable

Timekeeping

Follow instructions

Interpersonal skills

Healthy

Honest

Creative

English reading

Outils

Driver's license

Description du poste

16 over 2 days as well as holiday and sickness cover on Monday and Wednesday.

Hourly pay rate:

£15 per hour and 45 pence per mile

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We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic personal assistant to support a young gentleman in maintaining his independence.

As a non-speaker, he communicates primarily through an app on his iPad. If you share his passion for football, rugby, gaming on his PS4, and love exciting trips to theme parks and museum and zoo and theatre and cinema and work, this role is perfect for you.

Duties include:

- Moving and handling

- Cooking

- Bathroom assistance

- Lifting the folding wheelchair in/out of car, pushing the employer’s manual wheelchair when out.

- Reliable with good timekeeping

- Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative

- Hygienic, tidy and well organised

- Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties

- Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills

- Honest and cheerful

- Creative

- Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard

- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

Notes:

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.

If you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.

Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Candidate qualities:- Reliable with good timekeeping- Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative- Hygienic, tidy and well organised- Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties- Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills- Honest and cheerful- Creative- Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Personal Assistant DP639

Company: Independent Lives Salary: from £15 an hour Hours: Part-time Location: Chichester Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 20 Oct 2026 Closing date: 19 Nov 2026

Summary

Personal assistant and social assistant

Ref: DP639

Location: Chichester

Details

This role is to support a Man

Drivers licence required: Yes

Own vehicle needed: Yes

Hours per week:

16 over 2 days as well as holiday and sickness cover on Monday and Wednesday.

Hourly pay rate:

£15 per hour and 45 pence per mile

-

We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic personal assistant to support a young gentleman in maintaining his independence.

As a non-speaker, he communicates primarily through an app on his iPad. If you share his passion for football, rugby, gaming on his PS4, and love exciting trips to theme parks and museum and zoo and theatre and cinema and work, this role is perfect for you.

Duties include:

- Moving and handling

- Cooking

- Bathroom assistance

- Lifting the folding wheelchair in/out of car, pushing the employer’s manual wheelchair when out.

Candidate qualities:

- Reliable with good timekeeping

- Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative

- Hygienic, tidy and well organised

- Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties

- Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills

- Honest and cheerful

- Creative

- Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard

- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

Notes:

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check if required.

If you are successful in your application for this position, you will be either engaged directly or employed by the individual employer and not by Independent Lives. The role may be offered on an employed or self-employed basis, depending on the suitability and agreement with the employer. If the role is employed, you will be entitled to holiday pay and issued an employment contract.

Please note: If you do not hear back within three weeks of applying, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Essential requirements

Candidate qualities:- Reliable with good timekeeping- Able to both follow instructions and work on own initiative- Hygienic, tidy and well organised- Fit and healthy to undertake the required duties- Patient and possess excellent interpersonal skills- Honest and cheerful- Creative- Able to speak and read English to a reasonable standard- Able to always work to high standards of health & safety

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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